Friday 10 February 2012

Battle Hymn of the Republicans

I'm not really one to comment on specific political parties, so this is quite a departure for me.  I'm not even American.  I'm a Canadian - though I do live only about 10 miles from Northern Idaho and visit there and NE Washington frequently.
But I'm an atheist and a secularist, and I admire the principles of separation of Church and State that are embodied in the constitution of my neighboring nation.  So when I see how the politics of the most powerful nation on earth, and the Republican party in particular, have become subservient to Evangelical Christianity, it scared the bejeezus out of me! 

A few lines of Battle Hymn popped into my head with this twisted lyrics and I just couldn't shake the muse - so I went with it.  This is a parody, but since the song is now in the public domain and was itself a rip-off of an earlier song, I doubt it matters.  If anyone wants to make a music video using these lyrics for YouTube, please contact me.  I'd be happy to collaborate.

To the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"


Battle hymn of the Republicans

Mine eyes have seen the glory of us coming out in first
We will trample out the rights of all the gays and dykes and whores;
We will topple all the Mosques with bombs and guns and war:
Our campaign is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our Campaign is marching on.

We will disprove evolution with intelligent design
We will pray in all the schools, now that would be divine
Abstinence is it, you know, and here’s the pledge to sign
Our way is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our way is marching on.

Read the constitution, no - it’s such a total bore!
The damned old treaty of Tripoli is something we’ll ignore;
This wall of separation needs a great big door!
Our Church is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our way is marching on

This is a Christian Nation, there isn’t any doubt
The Ten Commandments in the court clearly spell that out
All we want is the Jesus vote, for some added clout
Our Nation marches on!
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our Nation marches on!

Why bother with environment? The second coming’s soon,
We hope we’ll still get raptured when we’re based up on the moon,
Global warming is BS, unless the Bible says it’s true
Our Faith is Marching on!
Our Faith is Marching on!
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our Faith is Marching on!


A Christian in the Whitehouse! Nothing else will do!
And not just any Christian, just the kind that’s True,
We mean Evangelical, none of those Liberal fools!
Our vote  marches on!
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our vote  marches on!

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